Nearby Words
adjective
1.
brutal; cruel.
2.
gross; coarse.
3.
carnal; sensual.
5.
bestial; like an animal.
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Brutish
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
brutish
1530s, "pertaining to animals," from brute. In reference to human brutes, from 1550s.
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